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Accelerando

Accelerando

CyberpunkPost-Apocalyptic
Pages
448
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

In a future where humanity is on the brink of extinction, three generations of the Macx family navigate a world transformed by advanced AI, nanotechnology, and alien contact. As artificial intelligences surpass human intellect and bio-engineered beings become the dominant life forms, the family must confront a mysterious force systematically dismantling the solar system. Their struggle for survival becomes intertwined with the fate of all humanity.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseThought-ProvokingComplexPhilosophical
SurvivalQuest

Genres

Cyberpunk Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Space Opera Hard Sci-Fi

About the author

C
Charles Stross

Charles Stross (born 18 October 1964 in Leeds, England) is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy, now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He worked as a pharmacist, software developer and technology journalist before becoming a full-time writer in 2000. He is best known for the Laundry Files series of Lovecraftian spy novels and the Merchant Princes series, alongside standalone novels such as Accelerando and Glasshouse. His fiction has won three Hugo Awards, plus Locus Awards for Best Novel...

Characters

Amber MacxProtagonist
Sirhan MacxProtagonist
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